What is the Greatest Common Factor of 6501 and 6509?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6501 and 6509 is 1.

GCF(6501,6509) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 6501 and 6509, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 6501 and 6509.

How to find the GCF of 6501 and 6509?

We will first find the prime factorization of 6501 and 6509. After we will calculate the factors of 6501 and 6509 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 6501

Prime factors of 6501 are 3, 11, 197. Prime factorization of 6501 in exponential form is:

6501 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 6509

Prime factors of 6509 are 23, 283. Prime factorization of 6509 in exponential form is:

6509 = 23¹ × 283¹

Step-3: Factors of 6501

List of positive integer factors of 6501 that divides 6501 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 197, 591, 2167

Step-4: Factors of 6509

List of positive integer factors of 6509 that divides 6501 without a remainder.

1, 23, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 6501 and 6509. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6501 and 6509 is 1.

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